Homemade Green Cleaners | From Kitchen and Bath to Windows and Carpet

Homemade Green Cleaners | From Kitchen and Bath to Windows and Carpet With Earth Day coming up on Monday April 22, 2013, I thought I would gather my favorite cleaning PINS from Pinterest into one blog post to share with you. It’s an incredible feeling to be able to get your house sparkling clean with “green” every day products you already have in your house. Knowing they are non-toxic and safe for your children and pets and won’t harm the … [Read more...]

Mexican Chili Pasta Recipe | #vegetarian

Mexican Chili Pasta Recipe Sometimes I crave Italian and Mexican at the same time. Strange, huh? I found this recipe hits the spot on nights like that. The noodles and cheese cover the Italian the rest is all Mexican/chili-ish. This is a highly customizable recipe and a family hit. Print 5.0 from 3 reviews Mexican Chili Pasta Recipe This is a highly customizable dish that is very family friendly. Add diced green chilis for a kick … [Read more...]

Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe The more I’ve read about gluten, the more I try to avoid it. Lately, though, my children have been giving me the “you’re neglecting us” look while peeking into the empty cookie jar with big sad puppy dog eyes. Thus began my search for a gluten free recipe that was as “clean” as possible, but still tasted yummy. I believe I found it first try! Beware, if this is your first time using coconut sugar as a … [Read more...]

Homemade Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread Recipe & Instructions

Homemade Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread Recipe & Instructions I have been on the hunt for a good homemade bread recipe that my family would willingly use for sandwiches. They have loved every bread recipe I’ve used, but with a regular loaf pan the loaf tends to peak in the middle. This causes peaks and valleys in the bread making them odd sizes and most are just not the right size for making sandwiches. During my hunt, I also was investigating … [Read more...]

Homemade Chocolate Syrup Recipe

Homemade Chocolate Syrup Recipe   In our quest to eat healthier/cleaner we tossed many many items into the trash. Chocolate syrup was one of the casualties, which made Emma & Ethan sad kidlets. They are addicted to their chocolate milk every morning. This made my mission even more important to find a cleaner healthier option for their morning pick me up. I found this recipe at Loving The Bike, which went on to mention the antioxidant … [Read more...]

Lemon Lentil Salad Recipe

Lemon Lentil Salad Recipe Did you know that lentils have the third highest level of protein out of all the legumes and nuts? Health Magazine even selected them as one of the five healthiest foods to eat! I love using the in soups and salads and they take on the flavor of whatever ingredients you use. I discovered this recipe for Lemon Lentil Salad on the Food Network Canada app on my iPhone. It's so simple to make and literally takes only 5 … [Read more...]

Melted Crayon Art | 100th Day Of School Project

Crayon Art | 100th Day Of School Project Today was Emma’s 100th day of school. The class was celebrating with a 100th Day Art Show featuring the kindergarten class’s artwork. The parents were tasked with coming up with an idea with the child and helping them create their masterpiece. After some web surfing, Emma decided on a melted crayon art project that she saw on this blog. Although she could not complete this project on her own, she could … [Read more...]

Homemade Hummus Recipe | Super Bowl Anyone?

Homemade Hummus Recipe | Super Bowl Anyone? Hummus has been a staple in our household for several years now. I was very resistant, at first, to try it. I mean seriously... ground up chickpeas? But OH MY HEAVENS it can be SO GOOD with pretzels, carrots, celery... heck any vegetable or cracker really. I’ve been known to have hummus for breakfast with cucumbers. Yep. It’s an addiction. There are many “good” store bought options available, but I … [Read more...]

Clean Eating | Slow Cooker Lentil & Rice Casserole Recipe

Clean Eating | Slow Cooker Lentil & Rice Casserole Recipe I found this recipe the other day while looking for another soup to share. The original poster intended for this to be a “soup”, but with barely any liquid remaining in our batch... we dubbed it a casserole. This recipe has hints of Indian food without the knock you over spice. Everyone loved it and there were a few “words” over the last left-over.     Print 5.0 from … [Read more...]

Juicing | Green Juice Recipes

I don’t typically make New Years Resolutions, but I like to take the New Year as an opportunity to make smart life changes that impact me, and hopefully my family, in a positive way. We have slowly been making food choice changes over the past year or so, but this year I intend to be more mindful when shopping. Some of my plans include avoiding highly processed foods, more cooking from scratch meals, less eating out at “fast food” restaurants, … [Read more...]